28/6/2025–|Last update: 16:48 (Mecca time)
Part of Europe is preparing for a record free weekend and the temperature is expected to reach more than 40 degrees Celsius, which necessitated the issuance of warnings for the population and tourists and the effects of fears of the outbreak of forest fires.
The intense heat wave that spreads through Mediterranean Sea From the Iberian Peninsula to the Balkans and Greece, and scientists warn that Climate The result of human activity causes extreme weather conditions, including longer and more severe free waves.
In Spain, the medical crews prepared to deal with an expected increase in sunstroke, especially among weak groups such as children and the elderly and those who suffer from chronic diseases.
In the neighboring Portugal, the Meteorological Agency said that the heat wave will strike the country as of Saturday, with the temperature exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in the south and north of the country. She added that Sunday will be the heat, and two -thirds of the country was placed on alert. It is expected that temperatures will reach 42 degrees in the capital, Lisbon.
The threat of fires is the highest level in the interior of the northern half of Portugal, as well as on the coast of Al -Gharf, which is a tourist destination in the south of the country.
Likewise, France has faced a free wave for more than a week, and 4 regions in its south have been placed in a state of alert on Friday, and temperatures are expected to reach 39 degrees at home.
The French Meteorological Agency said that the sea surface temperatures in the Mediterranean constitute a “excessive factor” that could make the nights “more suffocated.”
Maximum alertness
In Italy, the Ministry of Health announced a maximum alert in 21 cities this week, including the capital, Rome, Milan and Venice. She advised the citizens not to leave between 11 am and sixth in the evening, and stay in air -conditioned places.
Along the Adriatic Sea, the authorities in Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia issued health warnings, and the firefighters in Albania struggled on Thursday at least 8 fires after dozens of homes south of the country came last weekend.
In the south, meteorological agencies in Greece expected a free wave in the coming days with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees, including the capital, Athens. In recent years, the country has become susceptible to summer fires, due to strong winds, droughts and high temperatures associated with climate change.
The firefighting device said on Friday that the Forest fire – forced the residents around Athens to evacuate their homes – was under control, but warned that high temperatures keep the danger of fires at a high level around the capital and in the Northern Aegean Islands.
The fires caused the destruction of fields, olive orchards, and some houses in the vicinity of Athens, and it came after another fire (in Khyu, the fifth largest island in Greece), came to more than 4 thousand hectares in 4 days.